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Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$12,870 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,269 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Louisiana. With 7,992 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Louisiana to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health Professions

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana Tech University the best value school in Louisiana for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ruston.

Louisiana Tech graduate students pay an average of $7,959 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Louisiana Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list.

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#2

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means McNeese State University is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at McNeese are $8,413 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, McNeese is ranked #1 for overall quality for health professions in Louisiana.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Louisiana at Lafayette helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Louisiana. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UL Lafayette graduate students pay an average of $10,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UL Lafayette also made our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #5.

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Out of the 9 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Louisiana University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Southeastern graduate students pay an average of $8,768 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nicholls State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the small city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Nicholls State University are $8,084 a year.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NSU are $9,614 a year.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Louisiana State University are $13,031 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Louisiana State University is ranked #2 for overall quality for health professions in Louisiana.

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Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Loyola University New Orleans landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Loyola New Orleans are $18,889 a year.

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Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, FranU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FranU are $30,945 a year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 18,617
West Virginia 5,590
Mississippi 6,374
South Carolina 7,283
Florida 49,046
Virginia 17,510
Arkansas 6,286
Alabama 12,636
Kentucky 10,991
Georgia 15,658
Tennessee 13,576

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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